Launch waitlist tools

GetWaitlist alternative

A launch waitlist with built-in referrals, leaderboards, and email blasts for product launches.

Who GetWaitlist is for
Founders running a pre-launch waitlist who want people to move up by referring friends.
Current details
Check GetWaitlist's current plans and limits directly. (getwaitlist.com)
Unwaited
Free for 300 signups a month; Starter $10 a month for 3,000.

Choose GetWaitlist when…

  • Referral links, leaderboards, and moving people up the list when they share.
  • Email blasts to the whole list from the dashboard, with custom templates on higher plans.
  • Traffic, referral, and UTM analytics.
  • Team seats on the Pro plan.

Choose Unwaited when…

  • A free plan for new accounts, and paid plans from $10 a month.
  • Signup pages with capacity and opening hours, plus separate workflows for walk-in queues, product preorders, and dated class bookings.
  • Joiners get a status link and can leave the line themselves, which frees the spot.
  • Position numbers assigned under a database lock, with a documented API and signed webhooks on the $10 plan.

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What each one does

GetWaitlist's details reflect a snapshot from 17 September 2026. Features and prices may have changed; check their current public pages before deciding.

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FeatureGetWaitlistUnwaited
Starting price$15/mo, trial onlyFree; Starter $10/mo
Referral links and leaderboardsYesNo
Email blasts to the listYesNo, export CSV to your email tool
Confirmation email with status linkYes, on paidStarter and Pro; on-screen status links on Free
Capacity per day, week, or monthNoYes
Time slots with per-slot capsNoYes
Remove branding$50/mo plan$20/mo plan
API and webhooksYes, from $15/moAPI free; webhooks from $10/mo

Capacity and monthly usage are separate. A full page, session, or product stops accepting new places or orders. Monthly signup allowances are shared across your account. Uncovered standard signups are held for the owner; queues, preorders, and bookings pause new admissions after the account’s one-time grace period. Accepted customers keep their status links. See how usage and grace periods work.

Switching

How to move from GetWaitlist

  1. Step 1

    Export your signups from GetWaitlist as CSV.

  2. Step 2

    Create a waitlist from the SaaS launch template and paste the script tag where the old widget was.

  3. Step 3

    Share the new hosted link. Keep the CSV; positions on the new list start at #1.

Ready-made waitlist

Start with a template for your workflow

Choose a starting point, review its questions and capacity, then make it yours.

FAQ

Questions

Does GetWaitlist have a free plan?

Not for new accounts. Since June 12, 2025, a new GetWaitlist account gets a 7-day trial of the $15 Basic plan and then pays or stops. Unwaited's free plan includes 100 signups per month across the account with unlimited pages, and there is no trial clock.

Does Unwaited have referral links?

No. Positions are the order people joined. If sharing to move up is the point of your launch, use a referral tool.

Can I import my existing list?

Not from the dashboard. You can POST each row to the API with an API key from a short script, and they get numbers in that order.

Can I email everyone when I launch?

Export the CSV and send from your own email tool. Unwaited offers confirmation emails on Starter and Pro and one-at-a-time "your turn" emails, rather than campaigns.

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